Has anyone had experience with Hostas Direct? I'm waiting on an order from them, and after some of the posts I've read, I'll be looking at my shipment with a critical eye. There are 3 features of their website that swayed me to buy their products: 1. Many Hostas are available in 3 different sizes - starter (rooted tissue culture starts), advanced starter (about 2X bigger) and mature division - so you can get a small Hosta for a small price, or a larger Hosta for a reasonable price. 2. They have several cultivars for less than $5, and they are not always the smaller sizes for that price - sometimes you can get a mature division. 3. After placing a $50 order, I got a free Hosta of my choosing (from a list). I chose 'Stained Glass', which is a newer Hosta. They were swift in sending me an order confirmation with an invoice number, which not all online nurseries do. I also like their website. When you are looking through their selections, you can sort by name, price, rating, bestsellers, etc. And you can search by color, 1st letter of the name, sun-resistant, slug-resistant, AHS rating, etc. They give detailed information about each Hosta, listing everything from leaf color to leaf size, number of vein pairs, lineage, plant size, etc. You can do a side-by-side comparison of Hostas. They have a shopping cart and a wish list. My wish list is full of Hostas that I intend to buy next month, in $50 increments. So far, I am really impressed, but like I said, I am still waiting for the plants to arrive. I would appreciate anyone's input on their experience with this company. bejoy2

I highly recommend Sebright Gardens in Brooks, OR. Fortunately, I am close enough to drive down once or twice a year to purchase. However, I have ordered specific plants to email as gifts to friends and was delighted to learn that they shipped big, healthy plants. Check out their catalog for some 'hard to find' varieties. If you get to the Northwest, walk down their hoop house to see 500+ varieties arranged in alphabetical order and then wander through their spectacular display gardens.It is a wonderful place to see full size varieties of hostas amid other shade loving plants and big trees. Here is a link that might be useful: Sebright Gardens

I also made some 2 years ago from a purchased pattern.My friends tell me they are the best slippers they ever owned. I did use the jiffy grip on mine though,since most of my friends have either tile or wood floors and this grips better. Kathi

Awwww thanks everyone. I have metal addiction for sure. Lol. My very first arbors came from Smith and Hawken right before they went out of business so I gobbled up 4 arbors and lots of window boxes since they were marked down sooooo much. All my others came from Hobby Lobby and antique stores. My nieces friend was selling her gazebo so she snatched it up for me. My Angel face isn't really that huge but did bloom out perfectly all at one time. It was a barefoot from HD. I know all about snail eating hosta. I need to get some sluggi bc they are devouring my hosta right now. Soooo irritating!!! Thanks again y'all!!!